Cases
Judicial opinions from federal and state courts across all areas of law.
8 authorities
National Republican Congressional Committee v. Brown
ControllingJudicial OpinionSupreme Court of the United States · Sep 4, 2026 · U.S. Supreme Court
Cite as: 609 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ No. 26A274 _________________ NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE, ET AL. v. SHERROD BROWN, ET AL. ON APPLICATION FO
National Park Service v. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States
ControllingJudicial OpinionSupreme Court of the United States · Aug 31, 2026 · U.S. Supreme Court
Cite as: 609 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ No. 26A203 _________________ NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, ET AL. v. NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Trump v. California
ControllingJudicial OpinionSupreme Court of the United States · Aug 24, 2026 · U.S. Supreme Court
Cite as: 609 U. S. ____ (2026) 1 Per Curiam SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _________________ No. 26A124 _________________ DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. CALIFORNIA, ET AL. ON APPLICATION F
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
ControllingJudicial Opinion603 U.S. 369 (2024)
Supreme Court of the United States · Jun 28, 2024 · U.S. Supreme Court
Loper Bright overruled Chevron v. NRDC, ending the practice of deferring to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Courts must now exercise independent judgment in determining statutory meaning, though may still seek agency guidance for context.
Heintz v. Jenkins
ControllingJudicial Opinion514 U.S. 291 (1995)
Supreme Court of the United States · Apr 26, 1995 · Federal Courts
Heintz held that attorneys who regularly engage in debt collection litigation are 'debt collectors' under the FDCPA, even when the collection effort involves litigation.
Fox v. Citicorp Credit Services
PersuasiveJudicial Opinion15 F.3d 1507 (9th Cir. 1994)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Feb 22, 1994 · Federal Courts
Fox applied the least sophisticated debtor standard to FDCPA claims, holding that a debt collector's false representation of the legal status of a debt violates 15 U.S.C. 1692e.
Brown v. Board of Education
ControllingJudicial Opinion347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Supreme Court of the United States · May 17, 1954 · U.S. Supreme Court
Brown held that racial segregation in public education violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court found that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal, overturning the separate-but-equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson in the context of public education.
Marbury v. Madison
ControllingJudicial Opinion5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)
Supreme Court of the United States · Feb 24, 1803 · U.S. Supreme Court
Marbury established the principle of judicial review: federal courts have the authority to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional when it conflicts with the Constitution. Chief Justice Marshall held that it is the judiciary's province to interpret the law and that a legislative act contrary to the Constitution is void.